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Ministry of Cooperation
Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah to inaugurate two days National Conference of State Cooperation Ministers in New Delhi on 8 September
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, is committed to bring a positive change in lives of people associated with Cooperatives through his vision of 'Sahakar Se Samriddhi'
Under the dynamic leadership of the Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah, Cooperation Ministry is continuously working on giving a new impetus to the development of the Cooperative sector, strengthen it and make it a model of all-inclusive development
The conference will provide a platform to formulate an implementable policy/planning framework through discussion and coordination among participants
Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah will inaugurate a two day National Conference of State Cooperation Ministers in New Delhi on 8 September. The Union Minister of State for Cooperation, Shri B. L. Verma along with Cooperation Ministers and Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Registrars of Cooperatives and representatives from 36 State Governments and Union Territories will attend the Conference.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, is committed to bring about a positive change in the lives of people associated with Cooperatives through his vision of 'Sahakar Se Samriddhi'. To realize this vision, the Ministry of Cooperation was formed on 06 July 2021 under the visionary leadership of Shri Narendra Modi. Under the dynamic leadership of the Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah, the Cooperation Ministry is continuously working on giving a new impetus to the development of the Cooperative sector, strengthen it and make it a model of all-inclusive development.
The conference will provide a platform to formulate an implementable policy/planning framework through discussion and coordination among participants, on the following important themes, covering not only whole life cycle of Cooperatives, but also touching on all facets of their business and governance:
- Policy Matters
- National Cooperation Policy
- National Cooperative Database
- New Proposed Schemes
- PACS in every Panchayat
- Export of Agro-based and other products
- Promotion and Marketing of Organic Products
- Expansion of Co-operatives to New Areas
- Subjects related to PACS and Model Bye-Laws
- PACS Computerization
- Action Plan for Revitalization of defunct PACS
- Model Bye-Laws of PACS
- Bringing Uniformity in State Cooperative Laws
- Primary Co-operative Societies
- Prioritize Long Term Financing
- Milk Co-operative Societies
- Fish Cooperative Societies
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting organises Interactive digital Multi-Media exhibition on IFFI@50
Goa: November 23, 2019
Adding yet another dimension to the IFFI experience this year is a one of its kind hi-tech digital, interactive and multimedia exhibition put up by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication and National Film Archives of India  at Darya Sangam, near Kala academy. Named IFFI@50 the exhibition traces the journey of IFFI over the last five decades as it showcases Indian cinema to the world while also providing a platform in India for showcasing world cinema.
Speaking at a press conference on the exhibition today, Additional Secretary, Ministry of I&B, Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari said the exhibition leverages novel hi-tech features like Zoetrope , 360 bullet shot, 360 degree immersive experience area, augmented reality experience, vertical digital display panels, virtual reality tools, hologram technology, etc to create a self-learning historical experience for the viewers. He added that there are many career opportunities for younger generation in films, for which they can get valuable information from the exhibition.
“One can play quiz, get photos clicked with a virtual image of Mahatma Gandhi created using AR technology, and watch rare clips of the earliest editions of IFFI. Viewers can also engage in many interactive installations. There is a section curated for Konkani films and one dedicated to mark 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi”, informed Shri Tiwari.
Talking about the efforts put in by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication in setting up the exhibition, Entertainment Society of Goa CEO Shri Amit Satija said, “Something valuable has come to our doorstep, we should take the benefit of this opportunity.I want students from Goa and neighbouring areas to come and watch the exhibition,” he said.
NFAI Director Shri Prakash Magdum and Regional Outreach Bureau, Pune Director Shri Santosh Ajmera also participated. A large scale projection mapping showcasing the journey of IFFI since its inception is an interesting part of the exhibition. The projection mapping technique is used to create various sets of movies like Jodha Akbar, Bajirao Mastani, James Bond films and other regional cinemas. The mapping is happening on the huge façade of the exhibition which requires long hours of work for both installation and removal.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, various competitions such as film quiz, short film making , are being conducted for children on everyday basis and awards are being given for 50 winners. The exhibition is open for all till 28th November 2019 from 10am to 9pm.
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister announces ex gratia relief of Rs. 1 lakh to the next of the kin of E-rickshaw driver beaten to death for espousing the social cause of Swachha Bharat
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi who is on a visit abroad has sanctioned Rs. one lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of the E-rickshaw driver Ravindra Kumar who was beaten to death for stopping two people from urinating in the public in New Delhi. The Prime Minister condemned the incident and directed the authorities to bring to book and punish the culprits for committing such inhuman act.
Earlier in the day Urban Development and Information & Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu visited the family of the e-rickshaw driver at GTB Nagar in New Delhi. He also handed over a cheque of Rs. 50,000 from his salary to the family terming the act as condemnable. Shri Naidu said that the culprits must be punished.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NCW conducts Roundtable Consultative Meeting on Women Empowerment in India and CSR as a Catalyst
Aim to understand and plan the use of CSR funds for ensuring holistic development of women
The National Commission for Women in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry  organized a Roundtable on ‘Women Empowerment in India and CSR as a Catalyst’, a consultative meeting in Mumbai along with Standard Industrial Bodies and Heads of Major Corporate Foundations. The aim of the consultation was to understand and plan the use of CSR funds for ensuring holistic development of women. The deliberations centred on topics such as the role of CSR in achieving SDGs and Women Empowerment and CSR: Creating Collaborative Spaces, amongst others.
The meeting was chaired by Ms. Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, NCW along with Mr. Ashank Desai, Co-Chairman, CII National Committee on CSR, Ms. Meeta Rajivlochan, Member Secretary, NCW and Ms. Rumjhum Co- Chairperson, CII National Committee on CSR. The consultation was attended by CSR heads of 32 Corporates.
In her inaugural address, Ms. Rekha Sharma touched upon various facets of women empowerment where industry can engage and collaborate. These include –Rehabilitation of Domestic Violence survivors, Livelihood Generation of Rescued Women from Human Trafficking, Skilling for Disabled Women, Girl Education, Research and Data.
“CSR is a new means to tackle gender inequality. Women empowerment across all sectors can be enhanced if corporates can identify common priorities and work together collaboratively in order to bring about major change that can be seen,” said Ms Sharma.
In a separate break-out session, the participants discussed the biggest challenges of empowering women in sectors such as Skilling & Shelter for Trafficked Women, Financial Inclusion and Child Support Services for Working Women and how Industry can collaborate to address these challenges. Views were also sought and expressed on the government’s role in promoting women empowerment and how CSR can facilitate the empowerment.
The Roundtable helped apprise the NCW of the CSR initiatives undertaken by corporations toward women empowerment. It aimed to chart a path for collaborative initiatives toward women’s empowerment.
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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
1.7 million pledge for Garbage Free Cities as women lead across cities
Women led Swachh Mashaal March rally for garbage free India across 3000 plus cities
"I take the pledge to make my city garbage free"
The first- ever Swachh Mashaal March is a sight to behold as citizens from across various cities mobilize themselves to rally for Garbage-Free Cities and conduct cleanliness drives and zero waste events across the nation. From Kashmir's Baramullah to Tiruvuru from Tamil Nadu, women changemakers demonstrated their commitment towards urban sanitation.
Each Mashaal March called for behavioral change in Swachhata. Swachh Mashaal March rallies held on 29th, 30th and 31st March 2023, witnessed lakhs of Swachhata women warriors across 3000 plus cities and towns across the country to scale up the fight against garbage and make India Garbage Free. The journey of these women from all corners of the country in transforming the urban landscape is inspirational. Swachh Mashaal March is aimed at encouraging ward-level mobilization of citizens towards the goal of ‘Garbage Free Cities’.
The first Mashaal March began on the eve of International Day of Zero Waste. Citizens  enthusiastically joined in to reinforce their commitment to building Garbage-Free Cities. People at large numbers were seen participating voluntarily and celebrating the spirit of swachhata in these rallies.
Premier swachhata champion cities such as Bhopal and Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh have seen women-led Swachh Mashaal March rallies involving participation from a large number of citizens at night as well as during the day time.
Women in Madhyamgram and Ghatal cities of West Bengal came forward to lead the Swachh Mashaal March on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami on 30th March, 2023.
The zeal and enthusiasm among people for Swachh Mashaal March is so intense that not only did they walk shoulder-to-shoulder in large numbers, but even evoked larger public participation and a triggered a sense of togetherness by doing Kirtan as part of the march like this particular procession in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura.
In the southern part of the country, cities and towns in Telangana were some of the keenest participants taking out Mashaal Marches in big numbers. Rallies have been held in Warangal, Yellandu, Kothur and many other cities too.
Additionally, all the participants of Swachh Mashaal March rallies also took a Swachhata pledge to always follow, impart, imbibe and spread the message carrying core values of sanitation.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism conducts Workshop on Innovation in Tourism
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India today organised a workshop on ‘Innovation in Tourism’ to receive innovative ideas and suggestions from stakeholders in the tourism sector to keep abreast with the developments taking place around the globe and respond to them in a proactive and adequate manner.
The workshop was chaired by Shri K. J. Alphons, Minister of State for Tourism  and attended by approximately 50 participants representing various segments of tourism industry viz hotels, tour operators, travel Agents, adventure tour operators, tourism professionals, media representatives and Trade Associations. Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and other senior officials also participated in the workshop.
The workshop deliberated extensively on various issues affecting Indian tourism and the came out with innovative solutions to overcome such issues and in order to position India as the most preferred destinations.
Some of the key innovative ideas that emerged in the workshop included effective promotion of Buddhist circuits and opening of land border at Piprahwa, countering negative publicity by putting in place an integrated ‘Reputation Management’ strategy and appointing a dedicated PR agency, constituting a Crisis Management Cell making available quality tourist guides , engaging with travel bloggers for generating positive stories on India on social media , setting up of a company through SPV to handle marketing and PR , advising the State Governments to replicate the best practices followed by states proactive in tourism , engaging with the NRI’s & POI through India missions abroad and preparing a country wide festival calendar.
Shri K. J. Alphons during the workshop informed that Ministry of Tourism will be constituting two Committees to work on Development of Buddhist Circuits and to, advise on Marketing & PR . It was also decided to regularly interact with the related central Ministries on matters pertaining to development and promotion of tourism and facilitating the tourist to ensure that they have a pleasant & memorable experience during their visit to India.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 213.20Cr
Over 4.04Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at55,114
6,809 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.69%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 2.29%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 213.20Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 4.04 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,14,219
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2nd Dose
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1,01,07,419
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Precaution Dose
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67,90,777
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,34,875
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2nd Dose
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1,77,00,550
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Precaution Dose
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1,32,18,784
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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4,04,54,592
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2nd Dose
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3,04,47,547
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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6,17,24,931
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2nd Dose
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5,24,60,623
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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56,06,83,025
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2nd Dose
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51,34,69,217
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Precaution Dose
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6,68,11,557
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,39,21,310
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2nd Dose
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19,63,99,252
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Precaution Dose
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3,69,39,914
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,75,93,629
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2nd Dose
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12,27,63,664
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Precaution Dose
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4,17,07,165
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Precaution Dose
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16,54,68,197
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Total
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2,13,20,43,050
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at55,114.Active cases now constitute 0.12% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.69%. 8,414 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,38,73,430.
6,809 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,20,820COVID-19tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 88.71Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 2.29% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 2.12%.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
PROCUREMENT OF COW DUNG
Cow dung procurement from farmers is the responsibility of State Government. The States are implementing Schemes and programs in this regard. In addition, to supplement the efforts of State Government, the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Government of India is implementing a multi-agency flagship programme named as GOBARDHAN project in order to promote use of organic fertilizer and fuel using animal dung and agriculture waste. National Dairy Development Board  has established successful pilot model on manure value chain to harness the potential in cow dung in Mujkuva and Jakariyapura village of Anand district. NDDB is also working on large scale unique model in Varanasi Milk Union wherein electrical and thermal energy needs of dairy plants can be sufficed by dung based biogas plants. Besides, Banaskantha District Co-operative Milk Producers Union is also promoting cattle dung biogas plant by cooperative dairies/ entrepreneurs using cow dung and agri-wastes. Under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund and Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund, provision has been made to provide interest subvention for the projects which can convert cow dung and agri- wastes into Compressed biogas and organic fertilizers.
This information was given by The Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Communications
Cabinet approves proposal for Mitigating financial stress being faced by the Telecom Services Sector
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for Mitigating financial stress being faced by the Telecom Services Sector as per the following:
Department of Telecommunication will give an option to the Telecom Service Providers  to defer payment of the spectrum auction instalments due for 2020-21 & 2021-22, either for one or both years. These deferred amounts bill be spread equally in the remaining instalments to be paid by TSPs. Interest as stipulated while auctioning of the concerned spectrum will however be charged so that NPV is protected.
Deferment of spectrum auction instalments will ease the cash outflow of the stressed TSPs and facilitate payment of statutory liabilities and interest on bank loans. Continued operation by TSPs will give a fillip to employment and economic growth. Improved financial health of TSPs will facilitate maintenance of quality of services to consumer.
The decision for deferring spectrum payment instalments for two years will be implemented within a fortnight. Amendment to the License shall be issued expeditiously with the approval of Hon’ble Minister of Communications.
NITI Aayog
India's first Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant at BHEL R&D Centre, Hyderabad
Methanol is utilized as a motor fuel, to power ship engines, and to generate clean power all over the world. Methanol is also used to generate di-methyl ether , a liquid fuel that is very similar to diesel — existing diesel engines simply need to be minimally changed to use DME instead of diesel.
The majority of worldwide methanol production is derived from natural gas, which is a relatively easy process. Since India doesn’t have much of the natural gas reserves, producing methanol from imported natural gas lead to outflow of foreign exchange and sometimes uneconomical due to excessive prices of natural gas.
The next best option is to utilise India's abundant coal. However, due to the high ash percentage of Indian coal, most internationally accessible technology will not be adequate for our demands.
To address this issue, BHEL R&D centre at Hydrabad began working on Indian high ash coal gasification in 2016 with support from the NITI Aayog to produce 0.25 ton per day methanol. The project was supported by the Department of Science and Technology with a Rs 10 crore grant. With four years of hard work BHEL successfully demonstrated a facility to create 0.25 TPD Methanol from high ash Indian coal using a 1.2 TPD Fluidized bed gasifier. The methanol purity of the crude methanol produced is between 98 and 99.5 percent.
During this inaugural run which took place yesterday the Hon’ble Member of NITI Aayog Dr V K Saraswat, Chairman BHEL Sh. Nalin Shinghal along with BHEL’s Coal Gasification team were present to witness India's first demonstration plant of its kind, designed entirely in-house to work on high-ash Indian coal.
Dr V K Saraswat said, “This endeavor led to the formation of in-house design expertise in BHEL for designing greater capacity coal gasification facilities, which will provide necessary impetus to our Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of ‘Atam Nirbhar Bharat.' This in-house capability will assist India's Coal Gasification Mission and Coal to Hydrogen Production for Hydrogen Mission.”
After achieving this feat BHEL is further developing in house some critical processes such as catalytic conversion of syngas to methanol.
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Central Government has been implementing many schemes for the welfare of all sections of the society irrespective of caste and religion, says Shri Ramdas Athawale
Union Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment is willing to start one old age home in each district in Kerala with the cooperation of NGOs, says Union Minister
Kochi: January 07, 2023
Union Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale said that the Central Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was implementing many schemes for the welfare of all sections of the society irrespective of caste and religion. While addressing the media at Ernakulam Govt Guest House, Shri Athawale said the motto of his Ministry was eliminating the caste system and socio-economic inequality from society. The Minister is on a one-day visit to the State.
Pointing out that his Ministry controlled the needs of 85 percent of the population, he said this year the Ministry had earmarked a budget of Rs 1,42,344 crore.
The Union Minister said that so far 1,658 old age homes had been established in the country with the help of the Social Justice Department and among them, 9 were in Kerala. He also said that 109 of the 1720 de-addiction centers functioning with the financial assistance of the Department of Social Justice were in Kerala.
Shri Ramdas Athawale said that the central government was willing to start one old age home in each district of Kerala with the cooperation of NGOs. He urged NGOs to apply online for the same.
Stressing that schemes like Jan Dhan Yojana, Mudra, Ujjawala, Ayushaman Bharat, and PM Awas Yojana were acting as catalysts in changing the lives of people from all walks of life, the Union Minister said that the government was keen on implementing these schemes by adhering to the slogan ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas'.
Talking about the implementation of various Central Government Schemes in Kerala, the Minister said that under the Jan Dhan Yojana, 53,62,000 bank accounts had been opened in the State. 1,26,00,000 had been given loans under the PM Mudra scheme. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana had benefitted 3,41,000 people. 1,13,000 houses had been constructed in urban areas in the State through Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
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